They can do anything from friction to cracks sport or trad and the ankles being covered keep your ankles from getting scraped up in cracks

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Excellent. I started in Five-Ten Anasazi Velcros and didn''t like the lack of sensitivity. But, after a few climbs in the Kaukulators I find they excel where slippers do not. The Anasazi''s can do anything, but wear out fast. The Kaukulator''s keep hanging in there and edge on a dime. Best crack shoe I''ve tried as well.

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These shoes are the BOMB!! I cannot imagine climbing in any other shoe. I do a lot of all day, multi-pitch routes requiring a shoe that can be worn comfortably for hours on end. This is the shoe! I can do hour long down scrambles after hours of climbing in true comfort. Although the shoe provides maximum comfort, performance is not sacrificed. You can paste on faces, cam in cracks, toe on edges...you can do it all!

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Boreal, Five Ten

This is one fine shoe. I use it for alpine climbs of long duration. I can spend the whole day in these shoes and feel fine. They edge well and the climb well on friction slabs. Great protection for ankles when climbing wide cracks. I can where them with or without socks and still feel the rock.

First of all that price is a guess because I bought them so long ago that I can't remember what I paid for them. But whatever it was, it was worth it. I have climbed everything from long free routes to short indoor sport climbs. These shoes are comfortable, edge like a dream and can go all day. I've already had them resouled once (see below) and they took it really well. I'm not planning on buying a second pair of trad shoes for the next couple of years, at least. An increadible shoe by a great company

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I recently got some boots from Sportiva (the Makalus) and their service was fantastic. The ordering was a breeze and the hoots arrived in record time. Sportiva really goes out of their way to help you out. Similarly I got the shoes resoled by Komido boots out in Colorado and they did a great job. When one of the resoles was coming off out of the box, they told me to send it back, fixed it and returned it - with cash in an envelope to pay for the cost of me sending it back to them! The second time around the resole was fantastic

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Mytohs, Boreal (flyers and ace),

A damned good shoe. It edges on a dime with the minimal foot fatigue, which is important on those long free routes in the valley. Good for jamming and other technical foot work. This is the only shoe that i can wear for hours that doesnt hurt my feet. The only downside of this shoe is the lack of sensitivity. But a good boot all the way around.

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Man, do I trust my feet in these!! They are great. I love the fact that you are able to edge well, without having to scrunch your toes in like hell!!
However they are a bit of a narrow last but they do stretch a little bt, to accomodate wide feet. Great shoe that I would say is one of the best ever made!!

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Fiveten newton

A great shoe for jamming and cracks, but I had trouble smearing in these and eventually gave them away when I could no longer stand having my toes smashed into the very narrow toe box. My advice would be to get a pair in your normal street size (or larger?).

This shoe is all about long multi-pitch face and crack climbs. I've found that it performs great on long mid-grade routes featuring hand size and up cracks, but I'd stay away from thin finger cracks due to the boxy toe. You can try it on overhaning or slab routes, but you just won't find the sensitivity that you need. Another nice thing about this shoe is that you can resole it many times.

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Enduro, Mythos & older Scarpas

This is a fabulous shoe, all the way around. For long multi-pitch trad routes, there is nothing better. It's quite comfortable and the leather midsole provides just the right balance between edging stiffness and smearing flexibility.
It is NOT, however, a sensitive shoe. For steep routes with dicy little nubbins, you're going to want a more sensitive shoe.

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